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Marathwada: Fed up of prolonged water crisis villagers threaten mass suici
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Marathwada (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): It has been over a month since people from 70 villages in the Marathwada region, which is marred by severe drought for the tenth consecutive year, have been protesting against the government for not releasing water from the Jayakwadi dam to the
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NGO provides fodder to cattle, meals to farmers in Aurangabad
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): With Maharashtra in the grip of a severe drought, an NGO has taken upon itself to feed and look after the over 6,000 cattle at a fodder camp at Lasur village in Aurangabad. Along with cattle, their owners are also provided meals.
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European countries donate more than USD 5 mn to North Korea
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 22 (ANI): Switzerland donated about USD five million in humanitarian assistance to North Korea in a bid to improve the health and nutrition condition in the impoverished country that is facing its worst drought in decades, a United Nations data divulged on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra not releasing water to Karnataka as promised: DK Shivakumar
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 18 (ANI): As Karnataka reels under drought, state Water Resource Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday alleged that Maharashtra was not releasing water to Krishna river despite an agreement reached between the two states.
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Water crisis returns to haunt Latur
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Latur (Maharashtra) [India], May 18 (ANI): With the onset of summer, the water crisis has returned to haunt the people of Latur. What further worsens the situation is the scanty rain the district receives every year. People's only source of water is a tanker which reaches them, but not so
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Fodder camps for cattle set up in drought affected Aurangabad
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], May 18 (ANI): As the drought is worsening in Maharashtra, the government on Saturday set up a fodder camp aka 'Chara Chawani' for cattle in the drought-hit Aurangabad district's Lasur village.
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South Korea to provide $8 mn humanitarian aid to North Korea
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 17 (ANI): South Korea on Friday said it would provide USD eight million as humanitarian aid to help North Korea's malnourished children and pregnant women, as the communist country faces severe drought and a food crisis caused by its worst harvest in decades.
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Despite security issue, N Korea should be given food: South Korea
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 17 (ANI): Asserting that humanitarian issue should be separated from a security issue, South Korea on Friday said North Korea, which is facing severe drought, should be provided food-aid despite its recent missile launches.
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North Korea faces severe drought, UN expresses concern
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 15 (ANI): North Korea continues to face severe drought and severe food shortages as the annual precipitation in the country touched the lowest record since 1982.
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Sharad Pawar urges govt to act on severe drought situation in Maharashtra
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Supremo and Rajya Sabha Member from Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar wrote a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the drought condition across the state.
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Water scarcity hits drought-hit Deoghar residents hard
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Deoghar (Jharkhand) [India], May 13 (ANI): There is a severe scarcity of water in the city, leaving the residents high and dry in view of extreme heat conditions.
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Villagers travel 3km for water as Godavari river dries near Aurangabad
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): Residents of Navgaon village have to travel three kilometres to fetch water as there is a drought in the region after the water in Godavari river dried.
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